Guard.



M. H. STRAND.

Y GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED ,lULY 3,1914.

Patented May16,1916.

THE COLun\ ll^ PLANOGIFH Co.. WASHINGTON. D. c.

MONS H. STRAND, OF MADELIA, MINNESOTA.

GUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1K6, 1916.

Application led July 3, 1914. Serial No. 848,976.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, MONS H. STRAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Madelia, in the county of Watonwan and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Guards, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in guards and has relation more particularly to a device of this general character especially designed and adapted for use by a dairy-man or the like, and the object of the invention is to provide a device of this general character having novel and improved means whereby the milkman is effectively protected against being struck by the tail of a cow or the like during the milking operation.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device is rendered simpler, less expensive and Otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in the appended claims.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure l is a view in perspective of a guard, constructed in accordance with my invention, in applied position; and Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view, partly in elevation and partly in section, illustrating in detail the manner of maintaining the device, as herein embodied, in operative position.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, S denotes a stool of any ordinary 0r preferred construction generally employed by a dairy-man, and suitably secured thereto is the casting l provided midway of its length with the transverse bore 2 vertically disposed when the casting 1 is in applied position. The lower extremity of the rod 3 is adapted to be inserted through the bore 2, and in order that such rod may be effectively maintained in the required vertical adjustments, I have threaded through the casting 1` the binding or clamping screw 4; which is adapted to bind against the portion of the rod within the bore 2, in a manner which is believed to be self-evident. The

upper extremity of the rod 3 is provided with the spaced openings 5 through which suitable fastening means, such as conventional screws, are adapted to be directed in order to maintain in operative position upon the rod 3 the guard element 6, herein set forth as comprising preferably a metallic frame 7 produced of heavy wire to which is suitably secured the reticulated cloth 8, although I wish to state that, if desired, a foraminous body may be employed, it being only necessary that whatever form be used the same be provided with suilcient openings or perforations so that the dairy-man may not have his view obstructed.

As is believed to be self-evident, the dairyman adjusts the rod 3 so that the guard element 6 will be interposed between him and the animal and directly in advance of his face so that he is effectively protected against being struck in the face or about the head by the tail of the cow or other animal. It is also to be observed that the lower extremity of the rod 3 is odset so that the major or upper portion of the rod will be so positioned as to not obstruct the movements of the occupant of the seat S.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a guard constructed in accordance with my invention is of an extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled, and it will also be obvious that my invention .is susceptible of some change and modification without material departure from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice.

I claim:

1. In combination with a seat, a casting secured thereto and provided with a vertically disposed bore, an elongated member adapted to have one extremity dis-posed through the bore of the casting, said member being offset adjacent its lower extremity, a clamping member carried by the casting coacting with the elongated member to adjustably maintain the same in operative position, and an elongated guard element carried by the upper extremity of the elongated member and disposed transversely thereof.

2. In combination with a seat, a rod or In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my sganda-id, Infeai for moiuiting said rodipon signature in the presence of two Witnesses. t e edge o t e seat and axially an rotatably adjusting the same, Said rod adju# MONS H' STRAND' 5 cent to the seat and above the same being- Witnesses:

laterally offset, yand a guard element fixed LEE MARSDEN, to the upper end of said rod. t WM. MARSDEN.

Gapieg of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner o! Patents, wiiiig'ton, n. c." 

